Kirk Merrington Primary School is a state-funded primary school in County Durham, North East, for pupils aged 4 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 180 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 172.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Outstanding (5 Mar 2024). 83% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. Admissions data records 36 first-preference applications and 25 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Outstanding
Based on 5 Mar 2024 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership & management | Outstanding |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
| Leadership & management | Outstanding |
| Early years provision | Good |
Published 24 Apr 2024.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | County Durham |
| Applications open | September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 15 January 2027 |
| National offer day | 16 April 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 25 |
| First-preference applications | 36 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 91 |
| First-preference offers | 24 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Subject | School (expected) | School (higher) | Average score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths | 83% | 6% | — |
| Reading | 94% | 28% | 107 |
| Writing | 83% | 17% | — |
| Maths | 89% | 17% | 107 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
21.3 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 1.99% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 1.28% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 97.2% |
| White other | 0% |
| Mixed | 1.7% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Black | 1.1% |
| Other | 0% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
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